A medical worker holds a silicon breast implant. More than 11 million cosmetic surgical and nonsurgical procedures were performed in the United States last year -- 90 percent performed on women.

Americans last year spent the largest amount on plastic surgery since the the Great Recession of 2008, according to a report from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.

More than 11 million cosmetic surgical and nonsurgical procedures were performed by board-certified plastic surgeons, dermatologists and otolaryngologists in the United States, totaling more than $12 billion for the first time since the recession, ASAPS said. Of that total, more than $7 billion was spent on surgical procedures and $5 billion was spent on nonsurgical procedures.

Liposuction replaced breast augmentation as the most frequently performed surgical procedure with a 16 percent increase and more than $1 billion was spent on the procedure nationwide.

"The numbers do not come as a surprise," Dr. Jack Fisher, ASAPS president said in a statement. "Technological advances, less-invasive procedures, greater accessibility are making aesthetic procedures, surgical and nonsurgical, far more attractive to the public at-large. Further, the rebounding economy is encouraging people to start investing in themselves once again."

Previously uncommon procedures such as buttock augmentation and labiaplasty significantly increased over the one-year period, with buttock augmentation having the highest jump with a 58 percent increase and labiaplasty coming in second with a 44 percent increase from 2012.

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